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Vocabulary lesson 14: Prefixes: un, re, dis, pre, mis · Set 638 · 40 questions
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Word tip (Split and add the meanings): un- and dis- mean “not”: unkind = not kind, disobey = not obey. re- means “again”: rewrite = write again. pre- means “before”: preheat = heat before. mis- means “wrongly”: misspell = spell wrongly. Split the word, then put the two meanings together.

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  1. 1.What does “mislead” mean? (a) lead before (b) not lead (c) lead again (d) lead wrongly
  2. 2.Which word means “not loyal”? (a) disloyal (b) preloyal (c) reloyal (d) misloyal
  3. 3.Which word means “check again”? (a) recheck (b) uncheck (c) mischeck (d) precheck
  4. 4.Which prefix means “not”? (a) dis- (b) pre- (c) re- (d) mis-
  5. 5.What does “reuse” mean? (a) use again (b) use before (c) use wrongly (d) not use
  6. 6.Which prefix means “wrongly”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) un- (d) mis-
  7. 7.Which word means “not continue”? (a) uncontinue (b) miscontinue (c) discontinue (d) precontinue
  8. 8.Which prefix means “before”? (a) pre- (b) mis- (c) un- (d) re-
  9. 9.Which prefix means “again”? (a) pre- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) un-
  10. 10.What does “prepay” mean? (a) pay before (b) pay wrongly (c) not pay (d) pay again
  11. 11.What does “misunderstand” mean? (a) not understand (b) understand again (c) understand before (d) understand wrongly
  12. 12.What does “miscount” mean? (a) not count (b) count before (c) count wrongly (d) count again
  13. 13.What does “untidy” mean? (a) tidy before (b) tidy again (c) not tidy (d) tidy wrongly
  14. 14.Which word means “spell wrongly”? (a) disspell (b) misspell (c) prespell (d) unspell
  15. 15.What does “misbehave” mean? (a) behave wrongly (b) behave again (c) not behave (d) behave before
  16. 16.What does “disobey” mean? (a) obey again (b) obey wrongly (c) obey before (d) not obey
  17. 17.Which prefix means “not”? (a) un- (b) re- (c) mis- (d) pre-
  18. 18.What does “unlucky” mean? (a) not lucky (b) lucky before (c) lucky again (d) lucky wrongly
  19. 19.What does “uncommon” mean? (a) common wrongly (b) not common (c) common before (d) common again
  20. 20.Which word means “not equal”? (a) preequal (b) disequal (c) unequal (d) reequal
  21. 21.What does “replay” mean? (a) play wrongly (b) not play (c) play before (d) play again
  22. 22.Which word means “not well”? (a) prewell (b) diswell (c) rewell (d) unwell
  23. 23.What does “unsafe” mean? (a) safe wrongly (b) not safe (c) safe before (d) safe again
  24. 24.What does “unwell” mean? (a) well again (b) well wrongly (c) well before (d) not well
  25. 25.Which word means “not usual”? (a) misusual (b) preusual (c) reusual (d) unusual
  26. 26.What does “prejudge” mean? (a) judge wrongly (b) judge before (c) not judge (d) judge again
  27. 27.Which word means “not tidy”? (a) untidy (b) retidy (c) mistidy (d) distidy
  28. 28.What does “unclear” mean? (a) clear again (b) clear before (c) not clear (d) clear wrongly
  29. 29.Which word means “paint again”? (a) unpaint (b) dispaint (c) prepaint (d) repaint
  30. 30.Which word means “not clear”? (a) unclear (b) reclear (c) preclear (d) disclear
  31. 31.Which word means “understand wrongly”? (a) preunderstand (b) reunderstand (c) ununderstand (d) misunderstand
  32. 32.What does “misplace” mean? (a) place wrongly (b) not place (c) place again (d) place before
  33. 33.Which word means “hear wrongly”? (a) prehear (b) unhear (c) mishear (d) rehear
  34. 34.What does “misjudge” mean? (a) not judge (b) judge before (c) judge again (d) judge wrongly
  35. 35.What does “reopen” mean? (a) open wrongly (b) open again (c) open before (d) not open
  36. 36.What does “preview” mean? (a) view before (b) view wrongly (c) view again (d) not view
  37. 37.Which word means “not kind”? (a) prekind (b) unkind (c) miskind (d) rekind
  38. 38.Which word means “visit again”? (a) previsit (b) disvisit (c) unvisit (d) revisit
  39. 39.Which word means “write again”? (a) unwrite (b) rewrite (c) prewrite (d) diswrite
  40. 40.Which word means “use wrongly”? (a) reuse (b) misuse (c) preuse (d) unuse

Answer key

  1. lead wrongly
  2. disloyal
  3. recheck
  4. dis-
  5. use again
  6. mis-
  7. discontinue
  8. pre-
  9. re-
  10. pay before
  11. understand wrongly
  12. count wrongly
  13. not tidy
  14. misspell
  15. behave wrongly
  16. not obey
  17. un-
  18. not lucky
  19. not common
  20. unequal
  21. play again
  22. unwell
  23. not safe
  24. not well
  25. unusual
  26. judge before
  27. untidy
  28. not clear
  29. repaint
  30. unclear
  31. misunderstand
  32. place wrongly
  33. mishear
  34. judge wrongly
  35. open again
  36. view before
  37. unkind
  38. revisit
  39. rewrite
  40. misuse

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